The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-04
THE TALLY-SHEET VERDICT.
Another Installm ent of Opinions from DEM
ocratic and Republican Editors.
CORRUPTION AND POLITICS.

New Albany Public Press Dem.)
At election in Indianaro some time ago,
tally-sheets were changed by Democratic cleo
ton thieves thereby electing a Democratic
Judge. Sim Coy. Chairman OF the Democratic
County Central Committee, and nine other
prominent local Democratic politicians were ar
rested and tried for conspiracy. Samuel E.
Perkins turned States evidence and swore that
In the same spirit and with the same convictions
guilty of changing the vote. Coy being
a saloon-keeper, was interested in hav-
ing a judge the bench who would
be easy on the violators of law, and he induced
local Democrats to help him out in his villainous
scheme. There were eight Democrats
on the United States District Court jury,
The Democrats voted for acquittal and
the Republicans and Greenbacker. for con-
viction, hence there could be agreement,
and the jury and defendants were DISCHARGED
So it seems that politics is more binding than
legal oaths. The steal of the Presidency in 1877
stood 8 to I: the acquittal OF election thieves in
1887 stood to 4 The democratic press of In
diana cannot afford to join a democratic jury and
the Sentinel. the democratic organ, is defending
a gang of scoundrels in their infamous schemes.
The party is already loaded to the guards with
the revolutionary acts of democratic legisla-
ture Republicans will make much political
capital out of the conspiracy, since it has been
made political issue.
VIEWS OF AN HONEST DEMOCRAT
E1khart Independent (Dem.)
The disagreement of the jury in the taIly-sheet
forgers'case at Indianapolis is quite unexpected
II evidence counts for anything above politics
This is not the South nor are her methods
ours nor can they be only at the peril of
liberty. This prosecution was persecution
but unquali6edly in defense of political
morality. the which, in Indiana, is little less
hateful than in Mississippi. But matter. it
is done, and ballotb box stuffing and tally sheet
forgery has found defenders in civilized Indiana
and the precedent has been furnished by the
Democratic party here, and no amount of sophis
try and sageie overset this verdict. If this
Is the Kind of instruction by which raise
young Democracv-if this is the method by
which to induce a veneration for political
methods, we for one Democrat will enter our
solemn protest and undertake to show that
honesty in politics belongs other organizations
than Indiana Democracy.
LOST OPPORTUNITY.
Columbus Republican.
There never was better opportunity to do
their party a genuine and lasting service than
the Democrats had in the conspiracy trial The
defendants were all Democrats, the prosecutor
and his assistant were Democrats and a majority
of the jury were of the same faith. If they had
promptly convicted them, they deserved. the
whole party could have pointed the act with
pride a Reputation of such methods and as a
sample of the way an honest party disposed of
its rascas. The party in general had nothing to
gain by shielding a few local scoundres aud
prompt conviction would have been worth thou
sands of votes to the party. But the result of
the trial. twist 1t as they may, is an endorsement
of theft and forgery when committed in the in
terest of Democratic candidates. and all talk of
political prosecutions will not blind the eyes of
the people to this fact.
PERTINENT QUESTION.
Elkhart Independent fDeml.
From the time the first ballot taken is evil
dent that the Democrats proposed to stand together
and they stood united in this determination to the
last.-Indianapolis Sentinel.
If this be honest journalism will some read
man point out to US Infamous journalism. A
jury selected to try a case upon its merits by
the law and evidence is lauded because it ig-
nored all and Democrats stood together. We
do not believe there is another Journal of re-
spectabity in the country that would so nm
blushingly eulogize infamy and go boldly print
it. This is the journal that said of tho
Supreme Court when it decided adversely to the
Democratic party last winter in the Lieutenant
governor i'm roeio dam their cowardly souls"
Is it a wonder intelligent Democrats are growing
tired of these rufiansa
GOES THE WHOLE HOG.
Shelbyville Democrat (Dem.)
Sim Coy has proved good a character as
either the Journal man the News man dare
prove. Sim has downed his enemies t.all along
the line "